The Three Bridges area on Mountain Road within the Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area is closed to vehicular traffic indefinitely. The decision to close the road was made based on concerns from Department of Transportation engineers regarding the structural integrity of the bridges.
Sportsmen can still access this area via foot and can park along
Mountain Road before the bridge closures, and can also use alternate
routes via Roy Bridge on Rt. 615 or Brook Road from Route 560.
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New Jersey's Wildlife Management Area System, administered by the
Division of Fish and Wildlife's Bureau
of Land Management, preserves a diversity of fish and wildlife
habitats from Delaware Bay coastal marshes to Kittatinny Ridge mountain
tops. Ranging in size from the 0.68 acre Delaware River Fishing Access
Site at the Pennsauken WMA to the 33,000-acre Peaslee Tract
in Cumberland and Cape May counties, Wildlife Management Areas provide
countless outdoor recreational opportunities for New Jersey residents
and visitors from out of state.

The system had its beginning with the purchase of the 387-acre Walpack
Tract in Sussex County in 1932. This land was purchased as a "Public
Shooting and Fishing Ground" by the Board of Fish and Game Commissioners,
the forerunner of today's Fish
and Game Council. Presently there are more than 350,000 acres
in 122 areas, and new properties and additions to existing properties
are continually being added. This acreage represents more than 44%
of New Jersey's state-owned public open space.

Initially, the purchase of lands for the Wildlife Management Area
System was funded entirely from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses.
In 1961, the first of several Green
Acres bond issues was approved, enabling the general public to
participate in the development of the system. Approximately half of
the present system was purchased through the Green Acres bond issues.
Operational funding is provided entirely by hunters and anglers. Capital
projects such as boat ramps, dams and parking lots are usually funded
through combinations of Federal
Aid (funds from excise taxes on sporting equipment), Green Acres
and General Fund Capital appropriations.

Through the years, particularly with the infusion of Green Acres
monies since 1961, the mission of the Wildlife Management Area System
gradually broadened from "Public Shooting and Fishing Grounds" to
areas where fish and wildlife habitat is protected and enhanced, while
providing a variety of compatible recreational and educational opportunities.

The number of people in search of wildlife-oriented recreational
opportunities has grown significantly in the last 40 years as shown
by the National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation,
conducted every five years by the US
Fish and Wildlife Service. In New Jersey, the 2011 National Survey
found that 794,000 people hunted fished, and more than 2,400,000 people
participated in other wildlife-oriented recreational activities (bird
feeding, wildlife observation, photography, etc.). The survey includes
only people 16 years of age and older.

While demand continues to be strong, the overall amount of land
available for the pursuit of wildlife-oriented recreation is declining.
New Jersey loses roughly 45-sq. mi. of wildlife habitat to development
every year. In view of this reality, acquiring and managing Wildlife
Management Areas is an important part of management programs conducted
by the Division to provide for the public's wildlife-related recreation.

Please note that state WMAs and facilities are "carry in - carry
out" and trash/recycling receptacles are not provided; please plan accordingly
to not leave any trash or recyclables behind.